Writing Resources

The following information is copied and pasted from: http://www3.nccu.edu.tw/~cchao/cpbae/writetools.htm

感謝資料來源: 政治大學英國語文學系招靜琪副教授個人網站 http://www3.nccu.edu.tw/~cchao/

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Useful Tools for Writing

Compiled by Dr. Chin-chi Chao, NCCU

1. Dictionaries -

English - English Dictionaries

Dictionary.com at http://www.dictionary.com
Collins Cobuild http://www.cobuild.collins.co.uk/ (紙本&光碟由書林代理)
Merriam-Webster On-Line Dictionary at http://www.w-m.com (with pronunciation) (紙本&光碟由書林代理)
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at http://www1.oup.co.uk/elt/oald/ (紙本光碟由敦煌代理)
Thesaurus (synonyms & antonyms) http://thesaurus.reference.com

English - Chinese/ Chinese - English Dictionaries

林語堂當代漢英詞典》網絡版 http://www.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/Lindict/
香港漢英字典http://www.hkem.com/cedict/
On-Line Chinese Tools at http://www.mandarintools.com/
Yahoo's collection of Chinese dictionaries http://dir.yahoo.com/Social_Science/linguistics_and_human_languages/languages/specific_languages/chinese/dictionaries/
師大翻譯研究所網站資源http://www.ntnu.edu.tw/tran/list5/c_links04.htm

搭配辭典 (Collocation)

台灣師大虛擬語言中心的英語單字片語檢索系統 http://llrc.eng.ntnu.edu.tw/new_version/writing/

感謝以下搭配辭典紙本資料來源：永於2002/10/6在敦煌網站之發表 http://www.cavesbooks.com.tw/Forum/Detail.asp?PKeyNo=268 以及http://www.tfs.com.tw/tfs.asp?magno=37&seg_no=2

英語搭配大辭典﹝中央﹞--NT1250--英漢
當代英語搭配辭典﹝建宏﹞--NT600--英漢 -----以上兩者版本相同，2修改1之錯誤並刪減一些不常用的項目，添加新的搭配項目
朗文實用英語詞語搭配辭典[朗文]--NT720--英英英漢--收詞量大，詞目多達12,000條以上，各種搭配組合近十萬條
BBI英語搭配詞典（書林）--NT350--英英--本詞典共有一萬八千個詞條，九萬組慣用搭配字詞。一詞條若有二種以上字義，則分項說明。重要詞條另有簡要文法搭配說明。凡英式、美式用法不同，均予注明，如：have a bath(英)，take a bath(美)。所收錄詞條極為新穎，例如有關電腦網路者就有：to create a homepage, to browse or surf the Web, to go online, to send E-mail等。
Word Finder(檢字詞典)(精)（書林）--NT500--英英--本書提供各詞類間的習慣搭配關係。改進寫作能力，增字彙廣度。書信、報告、作文、演說……必備工具書。
朗文出版社（Longman）的Language Activator：這是一本根據字義編排的字典，比如說你想表達 enjoy 的概念，這裡面就可以找到多達五十幾種講法，像 have a good time 、 have fun 、 have the time of your life 、 have a whale of a time 、 have a blast 等等，更棒的是，它不像一般的同義字典只是把字義類似的單字一一列出，而是每種用法都有清楚的解釋與例句，讓你在寫作時，不只能有多樣的選擇，還能找出適合又正確的表達方法。
English for Everyday Activities: A Picture Process Dictionary（Falcon Press 出版，可以在文鶴書局買到）：這是一本薄薄的圖畫字典，裡面都是一些描述日常活動的簡單用語，雖然簡單，但在寫敘述性的文章時卻很好用

2. Grammar

Grammar, Usage & Style at http://dictionary.reference.com/writing/
Purdue University's On-Line Writing Lab http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
Writer's Workshop of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/ww_hand.html
If you need a grammar book, try' Understanding and Using English Grammar by Betty Scrampfer Azar, Betty Scrampher-Azar, Betty Schrampfer Azar

3. Search Engines & Online Libraries

How to find the right search engine?
http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=895
GOOGLE http://www.google.com
Yahoo http://www.yahoo.com
AAAEFL: The Resource for Students and Teachers of English as a Foreign Language http://www.aaaefl.co.uk/aaa/Teaching_Resources/
全國圖書書目資訊網　EBInet http://nbinet.ncl.edu.tw/
The Internet Public Library http://www.ipl.org/
Scirusa: free search engine that locates scientific information on the Internet
http://www.scirus.com/
Internet Search Tools
http://www.library.ohiou.edu/electres/netref/netref.htm

4. Magazines and Newspapers

(感謝資料來源:師大翻譯研究所網站http://www.ntnu.edu.tw/tran/list5/c_links03.htm )

Vital Speeches of the Day http://www.votd.com/
Foreign Affairs Magazine http://www.foreignaffairs.org
The Economist http://www.economist.com
Herald Tribune http://www.heraldtribune.com
New York Times http://www.nytimes.com
Reuters http://www.reuters.com
Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com
Time Magazine http://www.time.com
Newsweek http://www.newsweek.com
US News & World Report http://www.usnews.com
The Wall Street Journal http://www.wsj.com
The Times http://www.thetimes.co.uk
Financial Times http://www.ft.com
The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk
Belfast Telegraph http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Popular Science http://www.popularscience.com
Discovery.com http://www.discovery.com
Taiwan Headlines http://www.taiwanheadlines.com
China Post http://www.chinapost.com.tw
Taipei Times http://www.taipeitimes.com
中經社（Taiwan Economic News） http://news.cens.com
光華雜誌（Sinorama Magazine） http://www.sinorama.com.tw

5. Miscellany

網頁隨點隨查LookWAYup http://lookwayup.com/free/
天文地理由你問About.com http://www.about.com
ESL Idioms http://www.eslcafe.com/idioms/id-mngs.html
APA Style: http://methods.fullerton.edu/appa.html
http://www.longleaf.net/ggrow/#anchor176578

The 6 Step Way to Write an Essay - Sample Plan

http://wwwdata.fy.edu.tw/lcle/lcle/fyowl-simple%20plan.htm

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